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Download full textShantz, Carolyn U. – 1969
The construct of egocentrism within Piaget's theory of intellectual development was evaluated as to its convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity within the concrete-operational stage. A total of eighty Negro children drawn from grades one through four in low and middle socioeconomic level schools, were tested individually on a total of…
Descriptors: Age, Black Youth, Blacks, Child Development
Doby, John T.; And Others – 1980
Declining family size plus the widespread belief that only children experience adjustment difficulties provided the impetus for this investigation comparing the characteristics of only children with children raised in multiple-sibling families. Results indicated that being reared as an only child actually provided a slight developmental advantage…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Order, Blacks, Children
Peer reviewedCampbell, Frances A.; Ramey, Craig T. – Child Development, 1994
Assessed the effects of preschool education on achievement in primary school for 88 impoverished African American children and their families. Found that the positive effects of a preschool intervention program on intellectual development and academic achievement were maintained through age 12 and that school-age intervention alone was less…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Children, Early Intervention
Peer reviewedBurchinal, Margaret R.; Campbell, Frances A.; Bryant, Donna M.; Wasik, Barbara H.; Ramey, Craig T. – Child Development, 1997
Examined influences on African-American children's cognitive development between 6 months and 8 years. Found that more optimal patterns of development were associated with intensive early educational child care, responsive home stimulation, and higher maternal IQ. Child care experiences were related to cognitive performance through enhancing…
Descriptors: Black Students, Blacks, Children, Cognitive Development
Cognitive Functioning and Social Competence as Predictors of Maladjustment in Sexually Abused Girls.
Peer reviewedShapiro, Jeremy P.; And Others – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1992
To explain sexually abused children's various degrees of maladjustment, assessed behavior problems, social competence, and cognitive functioning in 53 black girls (5 to 16 years old). Internalizing dysfunction was positively related to three cognition-related variables: intellectual functioning, academic achievement, and age. Anxiety over the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Blacks
